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U.S. Says Iran Capable of Building Weapon

A WSJ News Roundup

Updated April 14, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET

Iran could amass enough nuclear material to build a bomb in about a year, and with help might eventually be able to field a missile powerful enough to reach the U.S., senior military and intelligence officials said Wednesday.

Top Pentagon officials said, however, that Iran would probably need three to five years to assemble, test and deploy a "usable" atomic weapon.